verb HSK 4
Traditional 加熱
to heat up · to warm · to reheat
Meaning
加热 means to apply heat to something, making it warmer or hotter. It's commonly used when talking about heating food, liquids, or materials. The word combines 加 (to add) with 热 (heat), literally meaning 'to add heat.'
Usage
This is a standard, neutral term used in everyday contexts like cooking, science, and daily life. Native speakers use it when microwaving leftovers, warming milk, or describing heating processes in general. It's slightly more formal than colloquial expressions like 热一下.
Examples
- 01请把牛奶加热一下再喝。.Please heat up the milk before drinking it.
- 02这个菜凉了，我去加热一下。, .This dish has gone cold, I'll go heat it up.
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Common collocations
- 加热食物to heat food
- 用微波炉加热to heat in a microwave
- 加热到to heat to (a temperature)
Antonyms
Origin
Modern compound combining the verb 加 (to add/increase) with the noun 热 (heat/hotness), creating a straightforward descriptive term for the heating process.